Depression or just bad mood and laziness?

[lulucappuccino]

For several years (about twenty five!) I've had periods of feeling very bleak. As though everything's pointless, hard work and joyless. I have little energy and feel exhausted. I just want to go to sleep.

I cry easily and become irritated with everyone and everything.

I don't want to unnecessarily label myself as depressed, as I'm not sure if my feelings are any more than a long-lasting bad mood and just plain laziness.

I'd be grateful for anyone's thoughts. I'm not sure why. I suppose I'd like to understand what's going on. Thank you.

[navygravy]

You could be depressed. Being hard on yourself by imagining character flaws to explain the symptoms sounds pretty classic. Do you feel like you could talk to your gp?

[Trickymoments]

I feel the same & have started wondering lately if that's just the way I am. I'm stick of being stuck on ad's & feeling the same plus with the added side effects they give me.
I still don't know how you know if you are properly depressed or just an anxious personality type.